Philippine Airlines files for bankruptcy
AFP :Philippine Airlines said Saturday it was filing for bankruptcy in the United States to slash $2 billion in debt as it tries to survive...
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44 killed in NY in flash flooding
AFP :Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several...
Attacker shot dead after NZ supermarket knife rampage
AFP :An Islamic State-inspired attacker injured six people in a New Zealand supermarket knife rampage on Friday before being shot dead by undercover police officers...
3m people affected in flood
AFP :More than three million people have been affected by the annual monsoon deluge as torrential rains pummel eastern India, officials said Wednesday, with villagers...
India logs 45,352 new cases, 366 fresh fatalities
PTI :With 45,352 people testing positive for coronavirus, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,29,03,289, while active cases registered an increase for the...
Biden visits troops wounded in Afghanistan war
AFP :US President Joe Biden and his wife on Thursday visited a Maryland hospital treating troops wounded in Afghanistan, four days after the US military...
Fate of UN Afghanistan mission in the balance
AFP :The fate of the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is a source of grave concern within the global body,...
Celebrities lash out at Texas abortion law
AFP :Hollywood actors, musicians and celebrities hit out Thursday at a new law in Texas that bans nearly all abortions in the conservative US state.Reese...
Taiwan receives Pfizer vaccines
AFP :Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organised by two tech giants and a charity because of diplomatic...
Trudeau’s first Canada election debate a slugfest
AFP :Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau devoted most of his time in a first election debate late Tuesday to discussing the effects of the Covid-19...
Nine dead in New York City as Ida brings flash flooding
AFP :At least nine people have died in New York after the city was inundated by flash flooding, police said Thursday, as Storm Ida wreaked...
Afghan girls return to school in Herat
AFP :Girls wearing white hijabs and black tunics crammed into classrooms in the western Afghan city of Herat just days after the Taliban’s takeover.As the...